World English Bible
Exodus 5:18
“Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!”
Verse in context — Exodus 5
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No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, 'Make brick!' and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.
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But he said, "You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to Yahweh.
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Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!
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The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, when it was said, "You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!
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They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
About Exodus
God delivers Israel from Egypt, gives the Ten Commandments, and establishes His covenant with His people.
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